The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-11-12
noNDAY's MEETING.

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ed the Democratic hcsts tosvictory In hi
1915. The reception accorded him n,
moved that the people still remember b,
I'd their leader Of that dark period and
held him In high esteem. se
The party, composed Of Gov. Mich a,
oils. Senator Gibson and Hon. A. w. 9,
were met II the depot by e,
the committee on reception and numer
ous other citizens. Is
The train being delayed the speaking Il
did NOT commence until IL o'clock, but
A. that hour the Supreme Court room
and the gallery was filled With. q select
and cultured audience, many ladies d
gracing the occasion by their presence
Hon. franklin Garrett was chairman
az the meeting aud introduced Hon. A. ,
~. Craudall % the nrst speaker. He
consumed but few minutes, brtehy
stating his candidacy for the Demo-
cratic nomination Of Lieut. Governor,
| the platform upon which he STOOD 10
the present campaign and his Views 4
upon seversl vital questions Of the day.
Gen. Nichols was the next speaker.
He was not received with any great
demonstration of applause, bat With
disnided respect and admiration. He
10 not IN orator but . plain, straight
forward spoken man and bis words
carry conviction with them.
II has been stated that Gov. Mich
oils, while posing % reform candidate,
has no policy and has announced no
reforms that he proposes to inaueurate
liz elected Governor. All who heard
him last Monday were thoroughly con-
. WINGED Of the mistake Of these asser-
} tious. We are unable to follow Gov.
} Nichols through his entire speech but
will refer briefly to several forcefoi
poiu,s made by him. In the first place
y It has been repeatedly charged that
t Gov. Nichols was making war upon
ria Democratic administration. HIS
|speech here did not Indicate any such
lining. and he won the admiration OF
y all BY his calm, courteous and dispas-
Ial sionate discussion of the issues OF the
n campaign, His remarks were such
70 that no gentleman could take excep'
Ition at and were 10 marked contrast
with the bitter, personal attacks made
In upon him. He defended his admins
O. ,ratton while Governor, and showed
or concluslvely that what was done the'
IN was In accord with the views of thos
r. who now denounce him and bis ad
miuistration and charge him with al
tempting to Africanize Louisiana. ii
" but recalled the history of the perio
10 when he became Governor, and 1t Is
~" record and cannot be controvertee
~" Referriug to the Republican appoint
ee- ments made by him he showed that
was done as the price Of obtaining
Jc. legislature with a quorum which meal
est Democratic supremacy and the r
The demption of Louisiana and the measu
say was supported by the Democrat
ana members of the legislature. Senate
!. Eustis, now the champion par e1t
lance, of white supremacy, was then
Par. member of the State Senate and nov
npg the confirmation of two Of those neg
oh. Republican appointments. He discus
. to ed the personalism Of the present
his intimidation as embodied In the exec
ting ton of the police jury law and amour
ed policy and proposed a reform
earding this measure If made Gt
to ernor. He explained why the law b
De- been enacted, which Is well know
ring and showed where and how 1t b
den, been abused. Under the present
|em- minlstratiou favored few In es
in parish had been selected to dictate
pointmeuts and their will was supre
aud not that of the majority. He
ana clared it as policy Of his that II eli
Ian ed Governor, he would favor an anne
very ment of the law taking the power
ana of the Governors hands to remoS
OF Juror after he had been appoiu
mary before his com mission expired.
prin" He also announced policy aud
non" form touching the present iniqui
al IN election law. He declared that
would favor the repeal Of the pre-
Ilaw and enactment of another vi
ee" which it would be impossible for 9